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In April,Jackline Oyamo,31, was laid off from her job as.an electronic sales assistant at a shop in Kibera, one of the world's largest slums(贫民窟）of Nairobi, Kenya. The measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic meant fewer customers and staff cutbacks. “After losing my job, it was extremely difficult to keep feeding myself after I exhausted my small savings," she says.
But Oyamo is able to get fresh produce for free from Victor Edalia, a 30-year-old urban farmer in her neighborhood. Last November,Edalia,,who works.as a driver by day, changed a trash dump site in the slum into an urban garden. He signed an agreement with a local chief to use the land. Now, the plot, about a quarter of an acre, grows vegetables such as tomatoes, onions and spinach.
Edalia originally started the farm to increase his income. The idea was to sell vegetables to hotels. But once the pandemic hit, he changed the plan. He wanted to find a way to "give back,”he says..
So throughout the pandemic,Edalia has been providing free supplies of vegetables to 10 needy families and individuals in Kibera. They include young people who lost their jobs in the pandemic, like Oyamo, as well as single mothers and families with households of more than seven people. They can drop by the farm up to three times a week to pick up a supply of vegetables.
Moses Omondi, team leader of Adopt a Family, a local nonprofit that's been providing dry food donations like maize flour to 500 families in Kibera,thinks Edalia's program is promising. “I think it's a pretty smart approach,” he says..“In addition to supporting struggling families during these tough times that face starvation while at home, it helps to reduce anxiety and helplessness of a Kibera family. ”。
21. What happened to Oyamo in April?
A. She had a very hard time after losing her job.
B. She sold electronic products to get enough food.
C. She quit her job to protect herself from COVID-19.
D. She spent her savings to help.control the pandemic.
22 why did Edali Change his original plan for running the farm
A. To find a way to pay off his debt.
B. To offer free vegetables to people in need.
C. To sell vegetables to the needy families and individuals.
D.To make more money by selling vegetables to hotels.
23 What’ Omondi’s attitude to Edalias program?
A. Doubtful.
B. Uninterested.
C. Hopeful.
D. Disapproving.
24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. How Can We Help the Poor?
B. What Can People Do in the Pandemic?
C. Job Losers Help Grow Vegetables
D. Urban Farmer Gives Greens to the Poor
